A Vision of 2019

Microsoft Office Labs vision 2019 (montage video) - istartedsomething

At the Wharton Business Technology Conference, Microsoft’s Business Division president, Stephen Elop, unveiled the latest video production from Microsoft Office Labs called “2019″. This is part of a series called "Envisioning".

You can view the video at the link at the top of this post (both the short "montage" and the full-length piece).

Download Mr. Elop's PowerPoint presentation for more detail on Microsoft's vision.

The visualization of ubiquity is what most interested me. Flexible, unbreakable, transparent displays, "pico projection" (the ability for small handheld devices to project full-size images onto any flat surface), and 3D transparent overlays, will truly introduce the age of computing ubiquity. While now our cellphones, GPS units, and netbooks allow tiny portals into the digital world that walks beside us, future devices will allow an almost seamless integration of digital and physical.